Riverbero - now live! And grab yourself a discount, too

My latest new pattern, Riverbero, is now published!

As a special introductory offer, use code reverberate to get 25% discount in my Payhip, Etsy and Ravelry stores as well as here on this website.

If you can use Ravelry safely, here’s a direct link with the promotion already added:

https://www.ravelry.com/redeem/woolly-wormhead?code=reverberate

The discount code will give you 25% off until midnight 18th February Italian time.

I wrote a tutorial to help folks adding the discount code to this current cart or in the Payhip store:

https://www.woollywormhead.com/blog/2022/10/14/payhip-discount-codes

Newsletter subscribers will want to check their inboxes, as they’ve an extra special something.

Use the #WWRiverberoHat on social media so I can see what you do with the pattern? I do love to see your makes!

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As a reminder, because I'm VAT registered and my business is a formally registered publisher - yes, I can publish works by other designers and authors besides myself, I’m officially a bonafide publisher! - I have ISBNs for all my e/Patterns, e/Books and e/Workshops. Which means you won't have any VAT added if you shop via my Payhip, Teachable or Ravelry stores, or through my website, because everything is either tax-exempt or zero-rated. And if you buy a pattern through my Payhip store or my website, you won't pay any GST or sales tax. Win!

New year, new release

There’s been a lot of life stuff happening over the last few months, in particular the last month - a LOT. I’m still catching up with myself and have plenty I want to talk about and share, but I thought I’d get things rolling again with a new pattern release. Meet Riverbero!

Riverbero is knit sideways, using slipped stitches for the colourwork, which is not difficult at all. It's all stocking stitch so you can use the regular grafting method and whichever your favourite short row method is.

What's really cool about this design, apart from that striking pattern and gorgeous crown, is that it's almost infinitely re-sizeable for any yarn, gauge or size!

Like all my other sideways patterns, it's constructed from panels. With this one the panel is slim and easily memorable due to the short slip stitch colourwork repeat. The short pattern repeat and narrow panels allow plenty of room for adjustment making it highly customisable.

I knit this sample in Ripples Crafts Yarn Merino Sport and I *love* the way Helen's colours work together. If you can't get hold of any, or have some other yarns in your stash that you'd like to use then you can - all you need to do is check your gauge & go from there!

This pattern was designed towards the end of 2020, and the photographs taken in February 2021. I've waited to release it, hoping to develop a video class to go with it, as I think it would make an ideal workshop pattern. However about 2 years ago we started experiencing problems that impacted my ability to work in my studio, and so video classes had to be halted as we struggled to get noise or interruption free recordings, which was a real shame. No matter what we did, we just couldn’t get a decent run without interruptions. Going forward we'll have the freedom to pick up online workshops again and produce new ones - which is one of the big things I want to talk about! - but I don't know yet when that'll be and I don't want to wait any longer so the pattern's coming next week!

Members of The Woolly Hat Society will get an exclusive discount - if you're not already a member you might wanna join now.

Patreon supporters on the 'Chullo' tier and up will be able to use their monthly members' reward code to get the pattern for free - the upper tiers each get a coupon code every month to the value of a single pattern, so it’s well worth the membership price.

It's January Sale time!

Indeedy, it’s that time of year when I offer a huge discount across ALL of my products - digital pattern, eBooks and online workshops - to kick start your knitting year and say thanks for your support throughout 2022.

Use code HatLessNotMe to get 25% discount until midnight CET 31st January 2023. The code can be used on Etsy, Payhip, Ravelry and Teachable, as well as this website.

If you've ever wondered why I ask you not to share exclusive codes, or why they're time limited, the Yarn Database wrote a great article about the ins and outs of the running a sale as a small business. It's worth a read, and honestly their whole website is worth a visit!

And don't forget, as I'm a VAT registered publisher, you won't have any VAT added if you shop at Payhip, Teachable, my website or Ravelry (as a publisher most of my products are zero-rated or tax exempt, so I'm not out of pocket either). And if you shop on Payhip or my website, you won't pay any GST or sales tax! So you don't need to pay any extra based upon where you happen to live. Which is something that’s pretty important to me.

(but Etsy will add *all* the taxes, and Ravelry will add GST. It's messy, I know. I'd really like it if they didn't, but these are out of my control.)

Have fun shopping!

Free Pattern - the Ridged Slouch

All of the free patterns and tutorials on this website are supported by my amazing Patreons! If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be able to continue to produce or host freebies. We'd love to have you join us and in return, you get exclusive behind-the-scenes material, member-only discounts and early access to new free content. Membership starts at $1 per month. If you'd like to, you can say thanks for the freebie via the Tip Jar.

Description

The Ridged Slouch Hat features stripes of purled ridges against a stocking stitch background. It has a twisted ribbed brim and a gently gathered crown.

Availability

My Patreon supporters and members of The Woolly Hat Society get exclusive early access to new free patterns and tutorials. Once the exclusive period is over it’s published here on the blog.

Support

If you have a question about this pattern, pop it in a comment below. Sorry, but I’m unable to help with my free patterns or tutorials via email or private messages.

Social Media

Share your hand-knit Hats online with these hashtags!

#WoollyWormhead

#WWRidgedSlouchHat

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Yarn
460yd/422m/100g
4ply/Sock weight, single or plied yarn; solid, semi-solid or variegated yarns.

Needles & Notions
Set 2.75mm/UK12/US2 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch markers as necessary
Tapestry needle

Sample details
Shown in MollyGirl Yarn Unplugged Light [230yd/211m per 50g; 100% Peruvian Wool]

Shown in size 20in/50.75cm on model with 20in/50.75cm circumference head

Note
Smaller sizes, 20in or less, are likely to get a Hat from a single 50g skein of the sample yarn; larger sizes will need 2 x 50g.

Gauge
27 sts x 42 rows to 4in/10cm on 2.75mm needles over Stocking St.
28 sts x 44 rows to 4in/10cm on 2.75mm needles over Twisted Rib

Sizes
To fit size: 17 [19, 20, 21, 23, 24] in/43.25 [48.25, 50.75, 53.25, 58.5, 61] cm
Finished size: 14.75 [16, 17.25, 18.25, 19.5, 20.5] in/37.5 [40.75, 43.75, 46.25, 49.5, 52] cm
Not sure which size to make? Check my handy size and measuring guide!

Skills required

Alternate Cable Cast-on

Knitting in the round

Increases and Decreases

Draw-through Bind-off

Blocking a Hand Knit Hat

Abbreviations

K: knit

K1tbl: knit stitch through the back of loop

P: purl

rpt: repeat

R/rnd(s): rounds

st(s): stitch(es)

M1P: lift the horizontal loop between next 2 sts, place it onto the left needle & purl into the back of it

K2tog: knit next 2 sts together

How to

Using Alternate Cable Cast-on method, cast on 104 [112, 120, 128, 136, 144] sts.

Join in the round, taking care not to twist stitches. Place stitch marker to indicate start of round.

Brim

Brim Rnd: *K1tbl, P1; rpt from * to end

Repeat this round until work measures 1 [1.25, 1.25, 1.5, 1.5, 1.75] in/2.5 [3.25, 3.25, 3.75, 3.75, 4.5] cm, then work increase round once as follows:

Inc. Rnd: *P4, M1P; rpt from * to end [130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180 sts]

Body

Rnds 1 to 4: Knit all sts

Rnd 5: Purl all sts

Repeat these 5 rounds until work measures approx. 6.5 [7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9] in/16.5 [17.75, 19, 20.25, 21.5, 22.75] cm, excluding the Brim, ending after a Rnd 5.

Crown

Place an additional 9 stitch markers so that there are 10 stitch markers evenly around.

Dec Rnd 1: *knit to 2sts before marker, k2tog; rpt from * to end – 10sts decreased

Repeat this rounds until 10sts remain. Break yarn and draw through remaining 10sts, tighten to close.

Finishing
Weave in all ends and block as required.

If you’ve a question about this pattern, please pop it in the comments below and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can!

Fasten Off yarn-a-long 2022!

I’m a participating designer in this event again!

The Fasten Off yarn-a-long is the only inclusive seasonal event that considers folks with differing disabilities and needs. It takes place off Ravelry and you can learn more about it by clicking through to their website.

I’m making my entire back catalogue of patterns, eBooks and workshops available for the sale, and I’m setting up the sale on Etsy, Ravelry, Payhip and Teachable, as well as this website, for the duration of the sale period! Meaning you can use the checkout of your choice to get 25% discount off whatever you’ve been eyeing up lately.

All you need to do is use code FO2022 to get 25% discount between 25th November and 8th December on each of these platforms. Use it for any pattern or eBook, and there’s no limit to the number of times you can use the code during the sale period!

There’ll be games and prizes and the chance to see what everyone else is making for the holiday season. The chat and pace of this YAL is much more chill and manageable than others, which I find really comforting - it’s hard to keep up sometimes and that ends up making you feel left out.

In previous years I’ve contributed around 20 patterns to the sale, but this year I decided to go all in and add everything. I know times are tough - we’re rationing our heating again this winter because we can’t afford to heat all of our living space, I get it. So I figured that this year I’d not restrict what’s on sale in the hope a few more folks could join in with the fun and festivities.

What’s also really cool is that the YAL database lists each and every participating designer’s patterns by inclusivity and more. In previous years folks have commended the team behind the yarn-a-long for their efforts in building an accessible database and this year they’ve stepped it up.

Hope to see you there! And feel free to share the details and image, or go all out and buy whatever catches your eye.